Western Sahara: UNSC draft resolution positive for Morocco
The United Nations Security Council on Thursday examined a new resolution aimed at ending the decades-long, multi-pronged dispute over the ultimate status of Western Sahara. […]
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South Sudan: U.S., UN accuse Juba of ‘deliberate starvation tactics’
The United States on Thursday joined the chorus to warn South Sudan’s government over “deliberate starvation tactics,” that are leading to a humanitarian crisis in […]
Sahara: Morocco takes move to preserve regional peace, stability
Morocco took a laudable move Sunday as it began withdrawing its military from Guerguarat, a buffer strip between its southern Saharan provinces and the Mauritanian […]
U.N. needs $4 bln by March to ‘avert a catastrophe’ in 4 countries
The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said the global body needs over $4 billion by the end of next-month to help nearly […]
Burkina: Cabinet reshuffled, Defense Minister Appointed
Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore has reshuffled his cabinet on Monday, handing over control of the defense ministry. The president has appointed Jean […]
Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed Appointed Deputy UN SG
Nigeria’s Environment Minister, Amina Mohammed, was appointed on Thursday by the New United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as his Deputy Secretary-General (DSG). Guterres made the […]
Burundi seeks successor of UN envoy Jamal Benomar
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza on Monday asked the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to appoint a new envoy after the government rejected Moroccan diplomat […]
South Sudan: humanitarian situation worsens in refugee camps
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, António Guterres, has sounded the alarm as the humanitarian situation in Upper Nile state, South Sudan, is worsening with […]